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and the problem is, when government grows, the private sector suffers. and if you say, well, who cares where the money goes, the problem is government growth is always less inefficient than private sector growth and this is one step toward hopefully allowing the private sector to grow, tamping down on unions which i think have hurt many, many, many industries, despite the higher wages. in the union you have higher wages until you lose your job, and i think this is a step forward, this is progress, what needs to be done. >> brenda: you know, jonas, toby brought up a good point. which is that union membership has been declining for decades, record lows right now. so, what difference does all of this make? the unions don't have as much power. does this make all that much difference to jobs? >> i'll go off what the guest just said. if this were true the unemployment rate wouldn't be so high right now. the union rates the lowest level of all times and should have the lowest unemployment rate and we do not. and what the other guest said they create jobs in a b
and the problem is, when government grows, the private sector suffers. and if you say, well, who cares where the money goes, the problem is government growth is always less inefficient than private sector growth and this is one step toward hopefully allowing the private sector to grow, tamping down on unions which i think have hurt many, many, many industries, despite the higher wages. in the union you have higher wages until you lose your job, and i think this is a step forward, this is...
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of little big government but you no party of limited government. what we have and you see this with the stimulus and the bailouts of the banks that everything s concentrated in washington now. the rest of the country has not pulled out of the recession. washington has the lowest unemployment and highest per cap income. >> sean: a real estate market that is the most robust in the country. they are doing fine. we are nonpartisan in this. this is both party's problems. what is scary is if you listen to the president's inaugural address he doubles down. forget the policies. if you look at the scale of the government he is very up front. bigger government is a solutions provider and that means this problem of a permanent political class is only going to get worse. look at sequestration and the ending cuts and the debt ceiling we believe it is all a dog and pony show. there is really not going to get cut, only get large. >>> he never spoke at the inaugural address about balancing the budgets and living within our means and making difficult choices. just
of little big government but you no party of limited government. what we have and you see this with the stimulus and the bailouts of the banks that everything s concentrated in washington now. the rest of the country has not pulled out of the recession. washington has the lowest unemployment and highest per cap income. >> sean: a real estate market that is the most robust in the country. they are doing fine. we are nonpartisan in this. this is both party's problems. what is scary is if...
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government. >> one in 6 americans in poverty 1 in 4 their mortgages are under water meaning they can't get their way out of the house without losing. >> this is the great unreported story of our time right now. you have this extraction the rest of the country is in a financial economic crisis most is in a depression. you have the three richest counties 7 of the top ten. the big number per capita income is now higher than silicone valley. >> that's amazing. >> it's the 4th city generating millionaires. you look at every fact. >> if you look at every statistic about people and incomes, washington, d.c. the reason is you have a massive federal budget that gets allocated through there. >> it goes a little deeper, steve. you are right in all of these points these statistics should wake people up. a lot of this is built in it's like a mir mid scheme. they have baseline budgeting. every budget every area of government goes up 6-8 percent a year. they are borrowing 6 percent of everything they spend. >>
government. >> one in 6 americans in poverty 1 in 4 their mortgages are under water meaning they can't get their way out of the house without losing. >> this is the great unreported story of our time right now. you have this extraction the rest of the country is in a financial economic crisis most is in a depression. you have the three richest counties 7 of the top ten. the big number per capita income is now higher than silicone valley. >> that's amazing. >> it's the...
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do we need more government in our lives and spending our children into debt. how do we accomplish things. bring the adults to the table and start soming the economic problems. >> greta: what do you think. >> first the town was typical barack obama i thought. and wanted to paint his opponents as wrong, but morally wrong and doing this with paul ryan for two years, the thoughts of bugetary issues, doesn't engage in ideas calls him names and questions his motives. second on the policy. he can't address the policy, our debt crisis, internationally all he said was ending wars. wars are won or lost. and if you were part of al-qaeda today. wonder is america going to be able to i can take the military actions for the futures that we face. >> greta: you're up. >> i was a little surprised. i thought he'd talk more about our debt situation and acknowledge the need tore economic growth and he really covered those in passing. but i think it was a pretty aggressive ideological speech if you parse it. but he's kind of effective in making left of center points in ways that so
do we need more government in our lives and spending our children into debt. how do we accomplish things. bring the adults to the table and start soming the economic problems. >> greta: what do you think. >> first the town was typical barack obama i thought. and wanted to paint his opponents as wrong, but morally wrong and doing this with paul ryan for two years, the thoughts of bugetary issues, doesn't engage in ideas calls him names and questions his motives. second on the policy....
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the pilots showed there's a training program that the federal government sponsored and they were trained, it protects the airplane, not one incident of a problem. >> let me just show, i've been saying that this is feel-good legislation, that there's motion, a the lot of motion, and lot of rhetoric, a lot of props being used, exploittation of a tragedy. in new york, they passed a law this week and i'm going to put up on the screen a picture. two guns, the exact same gun, exact same caliber of bullet, and one has a pistol grip, the other does not. one is banned, one is legal. now, that's the type of thing that makes me say, these guys have no clue what they're talking about. by the way, would anybody here use the pistol grip on their rifle, anyway? nobody would, it's cosmetic, wouldn't even use it. >> sean, i'll say there's one particular pistol i purchased when i went backpacking in alaska, my wife wanted something other than a whistle to protect myself from the grizzly bears, and that weapon would be banned under governor cuomo's proposal and some of the proposals that are going forward
the pilots showed there's a training program that the federal government sponsored and they were trained, it protects the airplane, not one incident of a problem. >> let me just show, i've been saying that this is feel-good legislation, that there's motion, a the lot of motion, and lot of rhetoric, a lot of props being used, exploittation of a tragedy. in new york, they passed a law this week and i'm going to put up on the screen a picture. two guns, the exact same gun, exact same caliber...
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they see the government as their parents. children are. because those are the people who feed them now. >> we're outraged that arch -- everyone watching this but your generation is sadded -- sad els with tens of thousands of dormrooms in debt before you find a job. >> exactly. and you can't find a job. when you do, you see your money get taken out for social security where there's all this waste and fraud. so everywhere you go there's something wrong. >> michelle, we're going to leave it there, and i loved your outrage face. >> happy friday. >> more bad news for boeing. the battery may be more dangerous than initially thought. >> a big takeaway from in the ntsb's latest update on the 787 investigation is it looks like the planes will not fly anytime soon. they don't know what caused two batteries to overheat, leading to a fire and emergency landing and the grounding of the fleet of 50 dreamliners in service. they're looking at the battery charger and the electrical system, and so far there's been no smoking gun. >> this is not something we
they see the government as their parents. children are. because those are the people who feed them now. >> we're outraged that arch -- everyone watching this but your generation is sadded -- sad els with tens of thousands of dormrooms in debt before you find a job. >> exactly. and you can't find a job. when you do, you see your money get taken out for social security where there's all this waste and fraud. so everywhere you go there's something wrong. >> michelle, we're going...
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foreign countries to finance our government's reckless fiscal policies. leadership means that the buck stops here. instead, washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today on the backs of our children and grandchildren, therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase america's debt limit. in 2008, candidate obama blamed president bush and called the growing debt unpatriotic. >> number 43 added 4 trillion dollars by his lonesome so that we now have over 9 trillion dollars of debt that we are going to have to pay back, $30,000 for every man, woman and child, that's irresponsible. it's unpatriotic. >> mike: unpatriotic. 9 trillion dollars in debt 2008. we're 16 1/2 trillion dollars in debt today. all right. joining me now, former house speaker newt gingrich. mr. speaker, great having you with me tonight. [applause] >> good to be with you, governor. i must say that was a terrific lead-in and one i kind of wish the president had seen. >> mike: well, i want to begin asking you, does it strike you as odd? the media hasn't really called the president acc
foreign countries to finance our government's reckless fiscal policies. leadership means that the buck stops here. instead, washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today on the backs of our children and grandchildren, therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase america's debt limit. in 2008, candidate obama blamed president bush and called the growing debt unpatriotic. >> number 43 added 4 trillion dollars by his lonesome so that we now have over 9 trillion dollars of debt...
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government. but in practice, just puts incredible burdens on the young men and the young women, actually serving our country. >> geraldo: you know, i have seen a lot of combat. i will tell you, it's a terrible idea. you will have sex assault problems. it is going to metastasize. you will have real stress on the military families. i think with infidelity and all the rest. it is absolutely tential. i have to leave it -- it is absolutely terrible. i have to leave it there. >> be well. >> geraldo: looking for the gun loophole. jillian barbari at the pro bowl and the bengals cheerleader and school teacher who had the affair with her student is speaking out, the day after a hung jury in her defamation case. back in a flash. my insurance rates e probably gonna double. but, dad, you've got... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. [ voice of dennis ] indeed. are you in good hands? ♪ many hot dogs are within
government. but in practice, just puts incredible burdens on the young men and the young women, actually serving our country. >> geraldo: you know, i have seen a lot of combat. i will tell you, it's a terrible idea. you will have sex assault problems. it is going to metastasize. you will have real stress on the military families. i think with infidelity and all the rest. it is absolutely tential. i have to leave it -- it is absolutely terrible. i have to leave it there. >> be well....
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. 41% of the employees in local government are union workers. it's about 29% for the federal government. just about 6 1/2% in the private sector. and dwindling. and the reason they're dwindling is right to work states are growing. the old organized labor states like michigan, they are diminishing in economic power, political influence, and in lack of-- as a result, they have a lack of competitiveness in the global marketplace. >> megyn: i want to ask you about this, they say almost half the losses in the union membership, come from midwest, indiana, ohio, wisconsin, michigan. now, michigan just passed a right to work law, right? ohio tried to pass one, but it didn't, it got reversed by the voters. >> indiana. >> megyn: indiana just did it and i don't understand, it's just happened can we really blame all of the decreases, so many of the decreases on these laws? they just happened or about to happen. >> they have occurred, now we're going to see the influence and the impact, because they are recognizing in those states that unions have no relevan
. 41% of the employees in local government are union workers. it's about 29% for the federal government. just about 6 1/2% in the private sector. and dwindling. and the reason they're dwindling is right to work states are growing. the old organized labor states like michigan, they are diminishing in economic power, political influence, and in lack of-- as a result, they have a lack of competitiveness in the global marketplace. >> megyn: i want to ask you about this, they say almost half...
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he wasn't a government employee. he wasn't someone with access to the kind of information that they typically published but he certainly is a person who was a devotee and believer in access on the internet. >> cenk: let me show you a graphic. on december 27 swartz files a freedom of information request on manage's treatment. just a couple of days after he does the request, they take his computer. january 6, he's arrested. february 11, secret service searches his home and office but not for hardware implicated in the crime being investigated. i find that to be the most curious thing. i wonder if you asked them about that. the secret service goes in, takes things not related to this j store case and leaves things that are. it could be simple incompetence or that they were interested in other materials. did you ever ask them why did you take all the wrong stuff? >> i'm having trouble hearing you here, cenk, but i never asked them specifically that question. the activities that led to the investigation at m.i.t. had kind
he wasn't a government employee. he wasn't someone with access to the kind of information that they typically published but he certainly is a person who was a devotee and believer in access on the internet. >> cenk: let me show you a graphic. on december 27 swartz files a freedom of information request on manage's treatment. just a couple of days after he does the request, they take his computer. january 6, he's arrested. february 11, secret service searches his home and office but not...
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not if the government says. >> ainsley: it's a government control over the prices, if you mark did down 6% above the invoice price whatever the grocery store paid for it in addition to the shipping cost. you're not allowed to decrease the price of milk and when we first heard it, what? shouldn't they be allowed to decrease the price, didn't they buy the milk and allowed to do with it as they're pleased. they're not allowed to. it's controlled. >> tucker: of course, someone spent time lobbying the congress and if you're in the dairy business you get a return on the process. who gets shafted? consumers. it'd be wonderful if we have this, if i'm selling magazine stories great if the federal government required them to buy them at a certain price. but they don't have a lobbyist. >> clayton: you need to get a cheese lobby behind them. the cheese lobby is very, very strong. >> tucker: at a time when food and commodity prices are rising, it's hurting average people. the cost of groceries has gone up dramatically. >> ainsley: and especially at fresh market. paint the picture, flowers everywhere
not if the government says. >> ainsley: it's a government control over the prices, if you mark did down 6% above the invoice price whatever the grocery store paid for it in addition to the shipping cost. you're not allowed to decrease the price of milk and when we first heard it, what? shouldn't they be allowed to decrease the price, didn't they buy the milk and allowed to do with it as they're pleased. they're not allowed to. it's controlled. >> tucker: of course, someone spent...
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do we lift the debt limit so you can continue to borrow more money to fund the government? republicans are coming to the conclusion that they'll figure out a way to do that. even that's not a given. republicans have had it with spending. they feel they're going to use these leverage points, even ones that really could have, i think, a catastrophic effect on the economy. they're willing to use those to jam their agenda through. they feel like they're getting nothing. >> they want to hear about immigration reform? you don't think there is any chance on that? >> i think immigration is one issue where i think there can be progress. they say we can't continue to win 27% of the hispanic vote and win at the national level. the one thing i would watch in this debate is what happens with marco rubio? he tried to take a lead on this issue. you suggested there may be a pathway to citizenship. that is the whole deal. >> so do immigration reform because it will help them in the next election? >> i think there is a huge political calculation. the question is does rubio do it? he has so m
do we lift the debt limit so you can continue to borrow more money to fund the government? republicans are coming to the conclusion that they'll figure out a way to do that. even that's not a given. republicans have had it with spending. they feel they're going to use these leverage points, even ones that really could have, i think, a catastrophic effect on the economy. they're willing to use those to jam their agenda through. they feel like they're getting nothing. >> they want to hear...
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are one size fits all, any government determination of an individual's abilities must be based on a bureaucratic assessment of the lowest possible denominator. i think that's exactly what we have done in response to these mass shootings. solving this problem is something the government, bureaucratically knows it can't really do and offers up the bureaucratic solutions that don't really address any of the existential problems here and maybe not doesn't matter what politically possible or what's popular but what should actually be done. >> well, i strongly agree. i think what's the point of what i'm writing. right now, you have a host of democrats who do not appear to be voting on their conscience. they're voting on electoral, you know, the fear of electoral politics. >> right. >> in this sin stance, that's not supported. i don't know the right answer. i'm from the west. i, you know, know plenty of people with guns. i don't have visceral opposition to people owning firearms. >> right. >> but i think that senators should make up their minds based on the substance of policy and that's t
are one size fits all, any government determination of an individual's abilities must be based on a bureaucratic assessment of the lowest possible denominator. i think that's exactly what we have done in response to these mass shootings. solving this problem is something the government, bureaucratically knows it can't really do and offers up the bureaucratic solutions that don't really address any of the existential problems here and maybe not doesn't matter what politically possible or what's...
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but one term later the prose of governing cut the number in half. but for those who did come the re-election is good enough reason to bundle up or in rare case dress down. >> there are republicans out there going there's an obama voter right there. >> i'm a republican. >> is that right? >> yes. >> what are you doing here today? >> mostly because i think we should support our president. >> obama! >> for every republican sighting there were 10,000 democrats. >> this moment was savored by all sorts of americans but it was especially powerful for african-americans one of their own sworn in on martin luther king's bible on martin luther king day. that is a divine convergence for these two from charlotte. >> i voted and i'm here and ready to celebrate. >> and cameron from chicago. >> how early did you get up? >> 6:00. >> 6:00 a.m.? >> yep. >> how many layers are you wearing? >> four. >> and mable from south carolina. four years ago she insulated herself with pictures of her an centers, freed slaves and sharecroppers. but today she was back. for them. >> m
but one term later the prose of governing cut the number in half. but for those who did come the re-election is good enough reason to bundle up or in rare case dress down. >> there are republicans out there going there's an obama voter right there. >> i'm a republican. >> is that right? >> yes. >> what are you doing here today? >> mostly because i think we should support our president. >> obama! >> for every republican sighting there were 10,000...
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this is the basis of our government and our genesis. and there is nothing more powerful than the president putting his hand on the u.s. constitution. it's our supreme law of the land. >> jennifer: but he is taking an oath to uphold the constitution. >> sure, we all know it's symbolic, but why not -- this is the supreme law of the land religion is part of me but it's not what i'm going to go to. he is not rick sanatorium he is a religious man. >> jennifer: sure, i get that. you are a performer. i'm curious what you thought about the performance of day, the delivery of this. normally you start a big speech with a couple of jokes. but you don't do that with the inauguration. >> not one president has ever told a joke in their inauguration. they tell jokes at the conventions, campaign trail, state of the union, even debates -- >> jennifer: it's so solemn. >> open a joke with what are all of you people doing my backyard something? [ laughter ] >> but i think president obama is savoring looking back at the crowd, that is human to me. he is a h
this is the basis of our government and our genesis. and there is nothing more powerful than the president putting his hand on the u.s. constitution. it's our supreme law of the land. >> jennifer: but he is taking an oath to uphold the constitution. >> sure, we all know it's symbolic, but why not -- this is the supreme law of the land religion is part of me but it's not what i'm going to go to. he is not rick sanatorium he is a religious man. >> jennifer: sure, i get that. you...
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so, what is the big new thing the government wants to do? abc's david kerley tells us. >> reporter: it is an epidemic of addiction. pharmacy robberies where crooks are stealing vicodin and other drugs. t the command is staggering, with estimates ranging in the millions of americans addicted to vicodin-type drugs. not just the rich, but housewives, like jerri, who was followed on the a&e program, "intervention." but these pills for pain can also be deadly. brandi meshad, just 16 years old, took too much vicodin and other drugs, and died. >> too easy to pull something out of somebody's medicine cabinet. >> reporter: in 2011, 131 million prescriptions were written for the mix of the vicodin. it's a mix of the ingredient in tylenol and hydrocodone. the drug enforcement administration can't win the battle, and is pleading to make it harder to get vicodin. >> it would help reduce the abuse potential. >> reporter: the drug enforcement administration which has seen the huge spike in farmly robberies, cannot win the battle and is pleading to make it
so, what is the big new thing the government wants to do? abc's david kerley tells us. >> reporter: it is an epidemic of addiction. pharmacy robberies where crooks are stealing vicodin and other drugs. t the command is staggering, with estimates ranging in the millions of americans addicted to vicodin-type drugs. not just the rich, but housewives, like jerri, who was followed on the a&e program, "intervention." but these pills for pain can also be deadly. brandi meshad, just...
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government troops along with french soldiers are now rolling into two northern cities. elizabeth palm certificate as troops advance toward its rebel stronghold of timbuktu. good evening, liz t seems these troops are moving rather quickly. >> they are indeed. the tabled city of timbuktu appears to be largely in french and mallian hands tonight. they say they're restoring order. now that may mean that there is some fighting going on but it does appear to be limited. now yesterday we saw the other major city up there taken over by the french and mallian troops. they are what they are calling cleaning the city now and it does appear that some militants have stayed behind and there is a little skirmishing. but by and large it does look like that has fallen into the french and government hands as well. >> and then liz, once the militants are flushed out of the cities then what? >> well they have been pushed right up into the desert. the southern part of the sahara. and now begins phase two. some of those groups because it's a real patchwork will want to negotiate for peace. o
government troops along with french soldiers are now rolling into two northern cities. elizabeth palm certificate as troops advance toward its rebel stronghold of timbuktu. good evening, liz t seems these troops are moving rather quickly. >> they are indeed. the tabled city of timbuktu appears to be largely in french and mallian hands tonight. they say they're restoring order. now that may mean that there is some fighting going on but it does appear to be limited. now yesterday we saw the...
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and that is this fear that is eroding our capacity to have a democratic government. so we believe at network, if we work on the aspects of fear, where we break down fear by getting to know our neighbors by knowing that we're in this together, that really by exercising what jesus says about coming together, about two or three being gathered together, about all of us sharing the resources that we have, that if we come together in community fear will be lessened and in lessening fear then, we lessen the desire to use these weapons that are so horrific. >> john: sister, how dare you be so unpatriotic and talk about faith. the u.s. conference of bishops spoke forcefully in favor of addressing gun violence. only a few seconds left, but do you think that might move the hearts of some of our conservative catholic friends who routinely boast about how pro-life they are? >> i sincerely hope so. that they hear the message that pro-life is more than being probirth. it is guarding the lives of all people! and that our bishops have spoken forcefully on that. i don't hold out 100%
and that is this fear that is eroding our capacity to have a democratic government. so we believe at network, if we work on the aspects of fear, where we break down fear by getting to know our neighbors by knowing that we're in this together, that really by exercising what jesus says about coming together, about two or three being gathered together, about all of us sharing the resources that we have, that if we come together in community fear will be lessened and in lessening fear then, we...
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. >> progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time. but it does require us to act in our time. for now, decisions are upon us. and we cannot afford delay. we cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for progress, or treat name-calling as debate. we must act, we must act knowing that our work will be imperfect. we must act knowing that today's victories will be only partial, and it will be up to those who stand here in four years, and 40 years, to advance the timeless spirit once conferred to us in a spare philadelphia hall. >> johnathan capehart, i have a prediction, the next inaugural address will not be as good. nobody is going to have the effect he has, nobody will have the poetry. >> we say that now, when bill clinton was president, they said there wouldn't be anybody else who can delivery a speech like him. and now, we have president obama who in how many minutes was that? 18 minutes he packed in a lot of power in words, in flourishes, excuse me, i wrote about this today, the most powerful moment in t
. >> progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time. but it does require us to act in our time. for now, decisions are upon us. and we cannot afford delay. we cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for progress, or treat name-calling as debate. we must act, we must act knowing that our work will be imperfect. we must act knowing that today's victories will be only partial, and it will be up to those who...
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these talking points, that the right have, about the "heavy hand of government" ... i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really? you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. >> cenk: we're back on "the young turks." senator feinstein is one of those legislators who doesn't want to give up on gun control. she's going to reintroduce legislation to ban assault weapons and had a press conference today. >> today my colleagues and i are introducing a bill to prohibit the sale, transfer, manufacture, and importation of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices that can accept more than 10 rounds. we prohibit 158 specifically named military style firearms. the purpose is to dry up the supply of these weapons over time. >> cenk: hear, hear, go get them.
these talking points, that the right have, about the "heavy hand of government" ... i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really? you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table....
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the only message the government is sending don't mess with us. we'll torture you. if you dare to reveal information you're going to jail. >> the prosecutor was not happy they wanted more jail time. >> and so did the judge. >> when it comes to civil liberties and all the violations whether it's the drone strikes, the in indefinite detention they should be held accountable. >> cenk: i love the conversation. come back for one last point.
the only message the government is sending don't mess with us. we'll torture you. if you dare to reveal information you're going to jail. >> the prosecutor was not happy they wanted more jail time. >> and so did the judge. >> when it comes to civil liberties and all the violations whether it's the drone strikes, the in indefinite detention they should be held accountable. >> cenk: i love the conversation. come back for one last point.
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the country's powerful military is back on the street guarding government buildings recently attacked by protesters. and the military wants more power. today, the military requested the right to arrest civilians who break the law, this general said. two years ago, egypt's street full of optimism and hope as united people toppled a dictator. today, stifling tear gas and plumes of smoke filled the air of a divided country. egypt's police are struggling to cope with the protesters. they, too, have suffered losses and are angry. when the country's interior minister came today to pay his respects to fallen policemen, he was hackled by grieving colleagues and their families. and as it has for the past three days, night fall brought more violence. tonight, outside a luxury five-star cairo hotel. with a predictable-like precision, police charged the crowd, firing tear gas but minutes later, protesters returned, lobbing stones and setting fires to block roads. there are few words president morsi can say to calm these protesters. this man tells me that the president must resign and a new consti
the country's powerful military is back on the street guarding government buildings recently attacked by protesters. and the military wants more power. today, the military requested the right to arrest civilians who break the law, this general said. two years ago, egypt's street full of optimism and hope as united people toppled a dictator. today, stifling tear gas and plumes of smoke filled the air of a divided country. egypt's police are struggling to cope with the protesters. they, too, have...
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i mean, you had a little bit of throat clearing about how government can't be the answer to every problem but it was a bold, strong progressive push. i think he learned a lesson were last time where he came in 2009 and tried to hold the g.o.p.'s hand and get something done but then got zero from the house in his stimulus bill. it's time to convince people, push ahead with your agenda and let the republicans do what they will. >> do you think we'll see this happen in the next 18 months. it does seem that the president learned something in the last four years. keep in mind the president said it's time to end on focusing on childish things. he said we need to stop the political name calling but the president is much more realistic, he understands that there are people who want to battle him on every issue. and the president was essentially rallying his base, liberals women african-americans, gay, latinos, look, we have big fights coming. in order to honor you i need you to honor me by working together in for the collective good and by the way we'll have specific battles coming out. >> john:
i mean, you had a little bit of throat clearing about how government can't be the answer to every problem but it was a bold, strong progressive push. i think he learned a lesson were last time where he came in 2009 and tried to hold the g.o.p.'s hand and get something done but then got zero from the house in his stimulus bill. it's time to convince people, push ahead with your agenda and let the republicans do what they will. >> do you think we'll see this happen in the next 18 months. it...
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mark my words, they will shut the government down. they will do whatever they need to do. they will be as obstinate as humanly possible. they will sacrifice everything, the republicans will. the only thing they will not sacrifice are the bondholders who are their bosses. all right when we come back, a gun buy back in los angeles actually brought in rpgs rocket propelled grenades. is it a smart idea to do that or not? we'll talk to the guy running the program when we return. >> shotguns, pistols and even assault rifles, some rusted, some brand new. la county sheriff deputy stacked them. the weapons will be cataloged and then destroyed. here a cheap, there a cheap, everywhere a cheap... you get it. so, what if instead of just a cheap choice you could make a smart choice? like, esurance for example. they were born online and built to save people money from the beginning. it's what they've always done. not just something they cheap about. that's insurance for the modern world. esurance. now backed by allstate. click or call. >> cenk: you know, we try to bring attention to peop
mark my words, they will shut the government down. they will do whatever they need to do. they will be as obstinate as humanly possible. they will sacrifice everything, the republicans will. the only thing they will not sacrifice are the bondholders who are their bosses. all right when we come back, a gun buy back in los angeles actually brought in rpgs rocket propelled grenades. is it a smart idea to do that or not? we'll talk to the guy running the program when we return. >> shotguns,...
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the republican-controlled house passed a bill allowing the government to avoid default and continue borrowing money and paying its bills until may. it also requires lawmakers in both chambers to pass a budget if they actually want to keep getting paid their salary. with the senate set to sign on house speaker john boehner credited the bill for forcing the democrats' hand. >> after four years i'm glad the senate has finally decided to act. because there is no indication that we're going to do a budget until we announced last week that we were going to move this bill that said pass a budget or no pay. >> paul ryan wears that orange tie a lot. boehner wears that green tie quite a bit. the democrat-controlled senate has not produced a detailed budget in 1,366 days. yesterday democratic leaders said the measure is actually a victory for the president. >> i'm not sure what happened at the house republican retreat last week, but it sure had a mellowing effect on their members. maybe there were deep breathing exercises, soft jazz music. something good happened. the bill represents a huge deescalation
the republican-controlled house passed a bill allowing the government to avoid default and continue borrowing money and paying its bills until may. it also requires lawmakers in both chambers to pass a budget if they actually want to keep getting paid their salary. with the senate set to sign on house speaker john boehner credited the bill for forcing the democrats' hand. >> after four years i'm glad the senate has finally decided to act. because there is no indication that we're going to...
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now, what kind of sign does that send to assad's government in syria? >> reporter: well, that's a very good question. first of all, the russian government's making this look like an evacuation, a short-term evacuation, only for those who want to leave the region. but russian officials are underscoring that, you know, there are tens of thousands of russians living and working in syria. it's their former client state. russia has a warm-water naval base in syria. evacuating 100 russian citizens isn't that much. however, this would appear to be the first sign that moscow is finally seeing the writing on the wall without publicly admitting it, of course, that president assad's days in power are now truly numbered. mara? >> jim maceda live in tel aviv, thanks so much for that. >>> now back to the capitol where the senate has the opportunity to kill a filibuster. instead they can change the rules in favor of a simple 51-vote majority while bringing back the talking filibuster. >>> next to los angeles where former cardinal roger ma noenny said i'm sorry. accord
now, what kind of sign does that send to assad's government in syria? >> reporter: well, that's a very good question. first of all, the russian government's making this look like an evacuation, a short-term evacuation, only for those who want to leave the region. but russian officials are underscoring that, you know, there are tens of thousands of russians living and working in syria. it's their former client state. russia has a warm-water naval base in syria. evacuating 100 russian...
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. >> it is owned by the afghan government. it is the u.s. pentagon that has been pumping to open to foreign sectors and pushing bringing in foreign companies companies like exxon and cheveron that have said they want to invest in afghanistan but thus far have not. >> john: it seems like the taliban's greatest threat to their power potential by might be foreign investment rather than attorney troops. what does the taliban have to gain by committing acts of violence against these drilling locations? >> i'm not sure if it's the biggest threat against the taliban but it has drawn their attention. as the u.s. government has increased it's interest in afghanistan's oil and gas what i experienced and what i found was that so, too was the taliban, and i think the taliban is attacking oil and gas targets and seeing it as a lightening rod for their attention. because they want to deny the power of having that resource would bring to the karzai government to the u.s. government to local warlords and regional leaders who they oppose. and
. >> it is owned by the afghan government. it is the u.s. pentagon that has been pumping to open to foreign sectors and pushing bringing in foreign companies companies like exxon and cheveron that have said they want to invest in afghanistan but thus far have not. >> john: it seems like the taliban's greatest threat to their power potential by might be foreign investment rather than attorney troops. what does the taliban have to gain by committing acts of violence against these...
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the government is the problem, not the solution, and gave a point of view. so, i mean, it's really i think hypocrisy on their side saying, oh, my god, the president is sharing his values with us. that's what he was doing. i think it was very bold and very well-put, and this is what we have been fighting about for the last four years. it's what we will continue to fight about for the next four years. i thought one key point to the president's speech was, he said, listen, guys, talking to his core constituency groups, i can't do this on my own. you have to be engaged and we have to come up and win the best, sometimes partial victories we can because this is a 400-year long march that we're engaged in. >> i want you both to listen to the great senator mitch mcconnell who today this very -- >> must we? >> this very day said his objective, of course, remember in the first term was to make sure the president didn't get a second term. well, now this is what he says today. >> one thing that's pretty clear from the president's speech yesterday, the era of liberalism
the government is the problem, not the solution, and gave a point of view. so, i mean, it's really i think hypocrisy on their side saying, oh, my god, the president is sharing his values with us. that's what he was doing. i think it was very bold and very well-put, and this is what we have been fighting about for the last four years. it's what we will continue to fight about for the next four years. i thought one key point to the president's speech was, he said, listen, guys, talking to his...
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today, the government reported that sales of new homes shot up nearly 20% in 2012, and home prices went up almost 14%. >> this is the new pricing power. >> reporter: diano i can covers for cnbc. >> it's nowhere near where we need it to be. half the housing starts as we would be in a normal year. >> reporter: 2012 home sales were only a third of the record set in 2005. any improvement is good news for true berry custom homes outside columbus, ohio. they haven't been this busy since the housing bubble burst in 2006. >> we are very excited. last year was good. we're expecting this year to be great. >> reporter: on wall street, the dows finished each week of the new year higher than it began. up 112% since its recession low in march, 2009, and poised to set a new record high, perhaps as soon as next week. that's encouraging for americans who have an estimated $6.5 trillion of their retirement savings tied up in stocks. analysts say the rally began after washington policymakers avoided the fiscal cliff and has continued as investors chase higher stock prices. >> and that light bulb goes off,
today, the government reported that sales of new homes shot up nearly 20% in 2012, and home prices went up almost 14%. >> this is the new pricing power. >> reporter: diano i can covers for cnbc. >> it's nowhere near where we need it to be. half the housing starts as we would be in a normal year. >> reporter: 2012 home sales were only a third of the record set in 2005. any improvement is good news for true berry custom homes outside columbus, ohio. they haven't been this...
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this is a government building set on fire as a result of the clashes. it is this type of chaos that has many people across the country extremely afraid of the volatile situation. one that has plunged egypt into deeper turmoil two years after its unfinished revolution. against the back drop of that violence a tremendous amount of political uncertainty. the country's main opposition says they're going to boycott the parliamentary elections next month and are calling on president morsi to anull a new constitution that was recently approved in a referendum. there is no indication that president obama mor president morsi is going to acquiesce so you can expect several more weeks and months perhaps of street fighting. >>> in this country more peaceful scenes as large numbers of people took to the streets in washington and other cities today to keep the spotlight on gun violence and to back the obama spragsadministration's pu stricter gun laws. gun rights supporters are finding ways to demonstrate their own passions over the issue. nbc news white house corresp
this is a government building set on fire as a result of the clashes. it is this type of chaos that has many people across the country extremely afraid of the volatile situation. one that has plunged egypt into deeper turmoil two years after its unfinished revolution. against the back drop of that violence a tremendous amount of political uncertainty. the country's main opposition says they're going to boycott the parliamentary elections next month and are calling on president morsi to anull a...
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> cenk: as usual, i like government but not too much. there were great moments in the speech. including this one. >> obama: we the people declared today that the most evident of truths, that all of us are created equal. it's the star that guides us still just as it guided our forebears through seneca falls and just as it guided all those women sung and unsung who left theirs footprints here on washington mall, to hear a king proclaim that our inextricable freedom. >> cenk: he connected it to the civil rights and women's rights m. that was a moment today and one you should soak in. there were moments that i thought were--let's just put it this way ironic. >> obama: this generation of americans has been tested by crises that test our resolve and prove our resilience. the decade of war is just ending. >> cenk: only if it were so. there was recently a statement put out that basically the war on terror will continue indefinitely at least for another ten years but probably much longer than that, and by the way we had another drone strike in ye
> cenk: as usual, i like government but not too much. there were great moments in the speech. including this one. >> obama: we the people declared today that the most evident of truths, that all of us are created equal. it's the star that guides us still just as it guided our forebears through seneca falls and just as it guided all those women sung and unsung who left theirs footprints here on washington mall, to hear a king proclaim that our inextricable freedom. >> cenk: he...
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the donor accused of plying the senator and helping the north korean government. she declined to indict him and didn't think that that guy holds up on the stand and referred it to the senate ethics committee. they severely admonished him and then a prosecutor's memo said that it found the accusations against bob torricelli to be materially credible. the party panicked. they forced him out of the party. i think we have a ten-second clip. this is the implosion of bob torricelli ten years ago. here it is. >> when did we become such an unforgiving people? how did we become a society when a person can build credibility your entire life to have it question ed by someone whose wod is of no value at all? when did we stop believing and entrusting in each other? >> it's a guy whose career launched of a student election. >>> could potted plant bs the answer? a plan for making the schools safer that you have never heard before. jenna shared her recipe with sharon, who emailed it to emily, who sent it to cindy, who wondered why her soup wasn't quite the same. the recipe's not
the donor accused of plying the senator and helping the north korean government. she declined to indict him and didn't think that that guy holds up on the stand and referred it to the senate ethics committee. they severely admonished him and then a prosecutor's memo said that it found the accusations against bob torricelli to be materially credible. the party panicked. they forced him out of the party. i think we have a ten-second clip. this is the implosion of bob torricelli ten years ago....
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i'm also the sub chair of general government. we'll be working hard on the economy. i'm doing a lot of research. i'm spending a lot of time in hearings. we're working on that. but this is a big issue for us. you know, what's funny about christopher plant. he's my constituent and i was unopposed in the last election. i work hard for the district. they know i'm working on education, working on the economy. they know what i'm doing. they support me and they support me as a gay man. >> frank, so last year, some people may know that rhode island's governor signed in to law the fact that marriage is performed in other states recognized in rhode island. you bring up the fact you married your husband. why isn't that good enough for you? >> because something different is -- separate is never equal. the only way it's going to be equal is when we have marriage because everybody understands marriage. we know marriage and what it means and conveys. it knows what it tells people. so personally, i won't stop until we have full marriage equality. >> do you think you have the momentu
i'm also the sub chair of general government. we'll be working hard on the economy. i'm doing a lot of research. i'm spending a lot of time in hearings. we're working on that. but this is a big issue for us. you know, what's funny about christopher plant. he's my constituent and i was unopposed in the last election. i work hard for the district. they know i'm working on education, working on the economy. they know what i'm doing. they support me and they support me as a gay man. >> frank,...
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roe versus wade stated that the state government and the federal government can't criminalize abortion in the first three months. that it is a fundamental constitutional right. now, after the first three months under the roe case, the state could have an increasing right to restrict access to abortion. but really based on women's health needs. and the roe decision was very clear that women's health is paramount. later decisions of the supreme court i'm sorry to say have slipped on protecting women's health. but what's really fascinating to me about the poll is that people do care about women's health. even when they're asked -- i've seen other polls as well. if abortion is recriminalized, should there be exception for women to protect their health and the overwhelming answer is yes and also exceptions for rape and incest. >> chris, i have to -- i have to take issue with the actual -- the characterization of what roe did. if the first and second trimester per prescribed, you could not -- you could not make any limitations on abortion up to viability up and to the life of the mother. so
roe versus wade stated that the state government and the federal government can't criminalize abortion in the first three months. that it is a fundamental constitutional right. now, after the first three months under the roe case, the state could have an increasing right to restrict access to abortion. but really based on women's health needs. and the roe decision was very clear that women's health is paramount. later decisions of the supreme court i'm sorry to say have slipped on protecting...